JS Seo dominated Group 1 of the LMX event as it notched its third straight win by thumping team Saudia Catering, DJ Auto Parts continued to lord it over in B2 Category by a near shut-out of team Shelter-2, in the HMX event, UCB of Ulysses Bartolata shared the lead with JBTP-Odracir, with both having an impressive 2-0 record, in the 3rd Al-Baik Team Tennis Tournament at the Al-Bilad Hotel and Sheraton Hotel tennis courts. With its back against the wall, JS Seo never lost hope as it salvaged a losing match by turning the tables against Saudia Catering via the point system. Saudia Catering's Jham and Dr. Mounir went past Dante Nebrida and Ronald Mercado at 8-6 and Arnold-Nick scored another 8-6 win over Eusebio Castillo-Walid Nerio, thus racing ahead at 2-0 to set for the kill. Undaunted, a never-say-die JS Seo came alive with veteran Noel De Guzman and Dennis Cruz cruising past Archie-Rafael with a convincing 8-4 win. Still trailing at 1-2, JS Seo tied the match at 2-2 with the ever dependable duo of Jun Atienza and Noel Manzano responding with an easy 8-0 win over Noor-Johnny for match via points at 28-20. In the B2 Division, DJ Auto Parts continued to lead the pack as it posted its second win over a hard-nut-to-crack Shelter-2. DJ Auto Parts raced to an early 2-0 set lead with Ahmed-Marlon Ordono drawing first blood by beating Melvin-Joel M. with an 8-5 score, followed by an 8-4 win by Toby-Ricky Torres over Jojo-Rey Polintan to set a commanding lead at 2 set to nil. Not giving up, Shelter team captain Omar Magno teamed with Benny Oandasan to win via a nerve-raking 8-7 tie-break over Ruben-Noor Panizales that stopped DJ Auto's momentum. Shelter leveled the match at 2-2 as Jologs-Jun Inotantes' nailed the must-win 4th set, but ran short of required points as they were forced into a tiebreaker by Ben-Romeo to hand the win over to DJ Auto Parts at 30-25. In Category HMX, teams UCB and JBTP-OdraciR both shared 2-0 win-loss cards as they beat separate opponents over the week. UCB scored a 2-1 victory over JIS-Al-Shuman on wins by Loy Escabusa-Allan Beltran over Sanny Valencia-Cesar Panti (8-1) and Fred Masangkay-Cocoy Clapano against Eloy Torres-Noel Panti at tie-break. Team JBTP-OdraciR won in similar fashion against team JCC with Venus Layoso-Ricky Mediavillo winning over Maan-Carl and Michael Marquez-Jun Miguel against Farsi-Jeck Olaguer both on an 8-6 score. Other results: Category C: SPTC Oca def. Friday Bulls (2-2 via points), Toyota Aljacs def. Saudi Diyar (3-1), SETE-1 def. JBTP-Tigers (4-0), HTTP-APO def. JRTC-2 (2-2 via points), Hidada-HITEC def. Zuhair Fayez (3-1). Category B2: DJ Auto Parts def. JRTC-3 (2-2 via points), Jollibee-2 def. Shelter-2 (4-0). Category LMX: JS-Seo def. JRTC-6 (2-2 via points), Jollibee def. Smash Magic (4-0) , NCB def. JBTP-3 (2-2 via points), JRTC-Microbridger def. Swingblade (3-1). Category B1: JIS-Al Shuman def. JBTP (3-1), OHIO Ice Cream def. Jollibee (2-2 via points), Gatorade def JIS-Al-Shuman (3-1). Category HMX: JBTP def. JCC (2-1), UCB def. JCC (2-1). Organized and managed by the Association of Tennis Clubs, Jeddah (ASTEC), this tournament is in partnership with Al-Baik Broast Chicken, as the major sponsor. Supporting the event is Deltaz Marketing/Prince.
